opportune
opportune 英 [ˈɒpətju:n] 美 [ˌɑpərˈtun]
adj. 适当的；恰好的；合时宜的
- Use the adjective opportune to describe especially good timing. A snowstorm is an opportune time to make extra money shoveling your neighbor's driveway.
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- adj. 适当的；恰好的；合时宜的
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1. And it comes at an opportune moment — scientists have vastly more data than theories to describe it.
而且，它出现在一个适当的时机——科学家们拥有的数据远远多于理论所不能描述的数据。
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2. Deferring disk writes to a more opportune time can greatly improve application throughput, but it needs to be done in a manner that doesn't compromise data integrity.
将磁盘写入延迟到比较适宜的时间可能会大大改善应用程序的吞吐量，但是，需要采用不损害数据完整性的方式执行。
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3. This screening is especially opportune before marriage or pregnancy, allowing couples to discuss the health of their family.
这项筛检尤其适宜在婚前或妊娠前进行，使夫妇能讨论子女健康问题。
- opportune (adj.) c. 1400, from Old French opportun and directly from Latin opportunus "fit, convenient, suitable, favorable," from the phrase ob portum veniens "coming toward a port," in reference to the wind, from ob "in front of; toward" (see ob-) + portus "harbor" (see port (n.1)). Related: Opportunely.
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